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China's consumers aren't buying stuff, but it's not because they're broke (www.businessinsider.com)
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[โ€“] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Absolutely not my experience of Gen Z in China.

[โ€“] nucleative@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

There is a lot of consumerism in the younger generations but I'm sure grandma and grandpa are still telling stories. I don't think there is any culture more anxious to pour cash into real assets like foreign properties.